The Brookhaven leader., 1887-06-30


called 10 IL until during the inVestl-
CATION oi the affairs of the Pcnjten
tlary ~ 1886
Ii is also erroneous in stating
that the rent for 1888 had been
paid by December LIST, 1884, Tor that
money was not paid until the thirty
first Of that month. This last,
however. is an immaterial error.
What | mean to say is, that | did
not intend to intimate that the rent
Tor 1884 had been paid, or 10 make
any assertion except as regards that
for 1883.
had ceased to be Attorney Gen
eral, had been elected to Congress,
and had no more interest in the
matter than any other citizen, and
could have had no object in
saying anything except the simple
fact, that the rent TOT 1888 had been
paid And / submit, that so much
of the language of the certificate, as
seems To make me assert that the
rent fur 1884 had been paid, is de-
prived Of such significance when
taken along with the balance OF it.
Construed as whole, it fairly ex
presses the idea, and the only one,
which intended tn convey, zig: that
the Indebtedness for 1883, certified
To me by the Governor after The
adjournment of the Legislature TO
he then due, had been paid in De-
cembcr 1884. For instance, it states
that Governor Lowry called my
attention to the act of 1884 imme-
diately after its passage, and that l
so notified the Lcssees. or course
this could only refer TO the indebt
edness of 1888, for at that time,
it is not pretended that the rent for
1884 ives due. Again, it states that
no. suit was instituted, as it was not
necessary. OF course this refers
to the Indebtedness of 1888, also,
TO which my attention had been
directed, and for which security
had been given. In other words,
the sum certified to me by the Gov
ernor to be due, and upon which no
suit was necessary, was that due Tor
1888 of course, and taking the
whole language Of tine certificate
together, it is quite evident that
it was the payment of that sun, and
that sum only, which it was design
cd to cover.
Your intimation that / gave it for
the purpose of aiding Gov. Lowry
in his candidacy is also groundIcss,
| signed it, if l signed it at all, be
cause | was requested to do so, and
because as construed it, and in
tended it to be construed, it only
stated q simple fact.
l will say, in addition, that at
that time l did not know that
Gen. Adams and Mr.. McQuistion
had been applied to tor certificates,
or would give them, or indeed, that
mine was desired for publication.
| knew that it was wanted for
use in contradiction of Mr. Fair
mans statement that the rent for
1888 had not been settled, but as to
the manner in which it was to be
used l was not advised.
| mention this merely to show
that, so far as | am concerned, there
was no consultation about il, and
no joint action in pursuit OF a COM
mon purpose.
Your statement that | am
partisan of Gov. Lowry, would not
he noticed but for the manifest pur-
pose with which you made il. 1t is
not true.
l am not, never have been, and
never will be the partisan of any
man or set Of men.
In conclusion, | will say, that my
relations with Gen. Adams have
only been of a personal character,
but they have always been most
pleasant and agreeable to me.
He lived many years in this city,
where he is most highly and justly
esteemed as an upright and honor
able gentleman.
Respectfully,
Il. G. CATCHINGs.